John Waldron’s article addresses the conflicts of interest around continuing education accreditation within the Financial Services industry.

Calling out the very accreditation bodies we are obliged to use is not an easy decision. But the cost of remaining silent is far greater than the cost of speaking up.

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Without reform and standardization, the issues with Continuing Education (CE) in Canada’s financial industry are likely to get worse before they get better.

Introducing more obligations around CE for advisors before addressing the underlying problems will only compound the issue.

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